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University of Oregon

In research, University of Oregon stands highest in Social Sciences (#482 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#361 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#986 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics — Paleontology is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#880
of 28,054 · #278 all time
Rank in United States
#160
of 4,192
Research works
30k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4M
45.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of Oregon known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #482 of 10,521 29.6%1,130 #163
Social SciencesField #361 of 6,365 31.4%567 #246
Physical SciencesDomain #986 of 12,888 21.9%968 #292
Life SciencesDomain #750 of 7,800 24.6%422 #273
PsychologyField #318 of 2,181 29.3%259 #93
MedicineField #1,524 of 10,443 18.1%233 #630
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #531 of 3,579 21.4%200 #195
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #407 of 2,578 33.5%191 #244
Health SciencesDomain #1,921 of 11,982 20.0%303 #575
Computer ScienceField #982 of 4,667 24.6%188 #498

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Oregon sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#163 #482
  2. Social Sciences#246 #361
  3. Physical Sciences#292 #986
  4. Life Sciences#273 #750
  5. Psychology#93 #318
  6. Medicine#630 #1,524
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#195 #531
  8. Sociology and Political Science#244 #407
  9. Health Sciences#575 #1,921
  10. Computer Science#498 #982
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Oregon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 29.1 works8.5×
  2. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 32.1 works7.0×
  3. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 23.2 works5.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 67 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 200 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.08× its world share, 141 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 52 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 188 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.27× its world share, 145 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 142 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 145 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 59 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.13× its world share, 104 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.79× its world share, 112 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 61 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 233 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 143 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 65 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.01× its world share, 259 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 567 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Oregon?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael I. Posner, John Bellamy Foster and Shannon W. Boettcher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Oregon.

  1. 1 Michael I. Posner United States · #2,169 worldwide 1.9k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 John Bellamy Foster United States · #4,052 worldwide 536 citations · 109 works
  3. 3 Shannon W. Boettcher United States · #6,025 worldwide 2.7k citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Peter H. von Hippel United States · #7,973 worldwide 1.3k citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Ivan Niven United States · #8,315 worldwide 604 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Brian W. Matthews United States · #9,263 worldwide 1.5k citations · 151 works
  7. 7 John H. Postlethwait United States · #10,524 worldwide 1.1k citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Davison E. Soper United States · #12,231 worldwide 1.5k citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Robert H. Horner United States · #14,321 worldwide 1.1k citations · 45 works
  10. 10 T. Givón United States · #16,008 worldwide 506 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at University of Oregon

Which keywords describe research at University of Oregon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Emotion Regulation, Globalization, Psychopathology, Developmental Trajectories, Gender and Adolescents.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change137▲ 1.80×79 topics
  2. Mental Health102▲ 2.5×33 topics
  3. Globalization84▲ 1.52×71 topics
  4. Social Media61▲ 1.52×28 topics
  5. Emotion Regulation51▲ 5.8×9 topics
  6. Depression50▲ 2.0×19 topics
  7. Gender49▲ 3.2×30 topics
  8. Identity49▲ 2.4×37 topics
  9. History43▲ 2.1×32 topics
  10. Adolescents41▲ 3.9×8 topics
  11. Resilience37▲ 2.7×11 topics
  12. Psychopathology36▲ 7.0×3 topics
  13. Neoliberalism34▲ 3.4×19 topics
  14. Religion33▲ 2.5×24 topics
  15. Nationalism33▲ 2.5×21 topics
  16. Colonialism32▲ 2.4×25 topics
  17. Developmental Trajectories32▲ 9.2×3 topics
  18. Child Development30▲ 2.5×7 topics
  19. Neuroscience29▲ 3.5×14 topics
  20. Anxiety Disorders29▲ 9.2×2 topics
  21. Parenting28▲ 7.9×2 topics
  22. Children28▲ 4.2×4 topics
  23. Behavioral Problems27▲ 12×1 topic
  24. Neurobiology27▲ 3.7×10 topics
  25. Plate Tectonics26▲ 6.1×3 topics
  26. Society24▲ 4.4×14 topics
  27. Working Memory24▲ 9.4×3 topics
  28. Prefrontal Cortex24▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Holocene23▲ 7.0×3 topics
  30. Special Education22▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Speech Perception22▲ 9.4×3 topics
  32. Sea Level21▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Tectonics21▲ 6.3×3 topics
  34. Paleoclimatology20▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Solar Influence20▲ 9.8×2 topics
  36. Glacial Cycles19▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Monsoon Dynamics19▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Spatial Representation18▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Neuronal Oscillations18▲ 8.4×2 topics
  40. Behavioral Interventions17▲ 7.8×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Oregon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Neural dynamics and brain function.

Child and Adolescent Psy…27Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 27 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…19Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 19 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…17Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 17 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…15Neural dynamics and brain function: 15 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 13 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 13 fractional worksPhonetics and Phonology …13Phonetics and Phonology Research: 13 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 13 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechanisms: 13 fractional worksAlgebraic structures and…13Algebraic structures and combinatorial models: 13 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyAtmospheric ScienceGeophysicsCognitive Neuroscience4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 27 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 19 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 17 works
  4. 4 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 15 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 13 works
  6. 6 Media Studies and Communication Communication 13 works
  7. 7 Phonetics and Phonology Research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 13 works
  8. 8 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 13 works
  9. 9 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 13 works
  10. 10 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Geometry and Topology 13 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Oregon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.